The Hangover (2009)
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 222
Fresh: 175 | Rotten: 47
With a clever script and hilarious interplay among the cast, The Hangover nails just the right tone of raunchy humor, and the non-stop laughs overshadow any flaw.
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 39
Fresh: 29 | Rotten: 10
With a clever script and hilarious interplay among the cast, The Hangover nails just the right tone of raunchy humor, and the non-stop laughs overshadow any flaw.
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A blowout Las Vegas bachelor party turns into a race against time when three hung-over groomsmen awaken after a night of drunken debauchery to find that the groom has gone missing, and attempt to get him to the alter in time for his wedding. In 48 hours, Doug is scheduled to walk down the aisle, effectively ending his reign as a rowdy bachelor. Realizing that this is their last blowout with their best friend, Doug's groomsmen organize a Sin City bachelor bash he'll never forget. The next
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Cast
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Bradley Cooper
Phil -
Ed Helms
Stu -
Zach Galifianakis
Alan -
Heather Graham
Jade -
Justin Bartha
Doug -
Rachael Harris
Melissa -
Jeffrey Tambor
Sid -
Sasha Barrese
Tracy -
Ken Jeong
Mr. Chow -
Mike Tyson
Himself -
Rob Riggle
Officer Franklin -
Matt Walsh
Dr. Valsh -
Mike Epps
Black Doug -
Ian Anthony Dale
Chow's #1 -
Michael Li
Chow's #2 -
Dan Finnerty
Wedding Singer -
Cleo King
Officer Garden -
Nathalie Fay
Lisa -
Jernard Burks
Leonard -
Bryan Callen
Eddie -
Casey Margolis
Budnick -
Gillian Vigman
Stephanie -
Sondra Currie
Linda -
Mike Vallely
Neeco -
Jesse Erwin
Hotel Valet -
Chuck Pacheco
Hotel Guest at Valet -
James Martin Kelly
Police Clerk -
Todd Phillips
Mr. Creepy -
Floyd Levine
Tailor
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All Critics (224) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (179) | Rotten (50) | DVD (17)
An intriguing, time-hopping set-up is wasted on obnoxious characters, celebrity cameos and crass attempts at humour.
Top CriticYou might be embarrassed by laughing at some of the silliness, but don't be: Everyone else will be cracking up, too.
The movie smells like a hit, but honestly: Helms excepted, did it need to be quite so blandly cast, or quite so lamely raunchy?
There is a sort of perverse brilliance or brilliant perverseness to be found in this story of a bachelor party gone terribly wrong.
The Hangover, like the condition for which it's named, has some spirited moments, but more often it stumbles and slurs, regurgitating earlier pleasures and praying for the fog to lift.
Amusing as it is, it never feels real.
The kind of brilliant comedy that will have you gasping, laughing so hard you'll have tears in your eyes and rocking back in your chair from laughter.
Just when you think things can't get any more farcical, they do: The Hangover is the Crank of comedy.
If the movie's gleeful rush into areas of questionable comedic taste occasionally raises an eyebrow here and there, the end sequence will sear them right off.
A younger generation is finding new stupid things to do underneath the desert sun.
Starting on Monday, Coogan and Bryden share meals . . . and what passes for conversation. When they're not insufferable, they're boring
I highly recommend going into this film blind, just to keep some of the surprises from being ruined. Oh, and being a 21-year-old male will also really help you to enjoy this flick.
The Hangover might not be top class indie pop art, but the film represents the best of what comedy can provide -- pure, unadulterated, slaphappy entertainment. And there's nothing wrong with that.
I can definitely understand why it was a humongous hit, but when all is said and done, once was enough for this partier...
It's good for wasting time and pondering the absurdity of not-so-random events, but not for much else.
A fun time is had watching these three men piece together a night that never was, something of an old school detective story mixed with a heavy dose of adult humour. Better comedies have been released, yet not many as brazen as The Hangover.
The Hangover doesn't contain the constant rip-roaring laughs the likes of Superbad or some of the Frat Pack's best.
Bachelor Party meets Dude, Where's My Car (and about as entertaining as the two of them averaged together.)
The stupid fun of The Hangover is worth experiencing at least once. [Blu-ray]
Todd Philips, who wrote and directed Road Trip and Old Scool, wrote Borat, and even plays the coked out Israeli dude in the elevator in The Hangover, has had his finger on the pulse of modern comedy cinema for a decade.
Quite entertaining as an entry in this tried-and-true genre of "guys going on a inadvertent wacky adventure," and I like how this one is set up as a kind of mystery.
Audience Reviews for The Hangover
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- Mr. Chow: So long gay-boys!
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- Alan: It's not a purse. It's a sachel. Besides, Indiana Jones has one.
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- Stu: Why can't we remember ANYTHING that happened last night?
- Alan: That's one of the side-effects of Roofies. Memory loss.
- Stu: You are literally too stupid to insult.
- Alan: Thank you.
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- Alan: Are my glasses okay?
- Stu: Your sunglasses are okay, dick.
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- Stu: Why do you think we can't remember anything from last night?
- Phil: Because obviously we had a great fucking time!
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- Alan: There's a jungle cat in the bathroom!
- Phil: Holy fuck, he's not kidding! There's a tiger in there!
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